Have you ever played with a child?  I have 10 nieces and nephews and each of them is very different.  However they all like to play peek-a-boo when they were tiny tots.  I could have hidden behind those hands and then suddenly reveal myself for hours with a giggle each time.  If I were to go up to any of the post-kindergartners right now and do that, they would look at me like a complete idiot.  Why do they not like this fun game any longer?  They became more complicated and now require more intellectual effort to impress.

We get the same way.  What if every time I saw you, I told you the same joke?  You may have laughed the first time and possibly the second but over time it loses its luster.  This is not only true with fun and games but in every aspect of our life.  We do something that works for us and then never change it until it is clearly obvious it is no longer producing.  In other words, we get a victory and then think that the same solution is going to work all the time.

This is why we must continually improve ourselves.  If we become complacent we also become stagnant.  That can lead to others not coming to us because they know we are one dimensional and will only do things our way.  In reality, every problem has a unique solution.  Even though, the paths might be similar to the last time, the solution will vary.

It is like working out to build muscles.  I can do the exact same workout every single day for a year.  At first I am going to get results that I am happy with and even increase my weights and reps.  Eventually, I am going to plateau and stop improving.  This is because I am not changing anything and my muscles basically become bored.

The only way we will grow is to continually improve.  We do this by challenging ourselves in each avenue of our life.  If it is our spiritual journeys then we can add a new twist to our studies or listen to audio books as we drive.  Maybe you always wanted to write a book.  Instead of waiting till you have a month of free time to begin, just write a paragraph a day or even week.  Eventually, you will have a chapter and then the entire book.

Self-improvement is not a total overhaul.  If it comes to that point for you then you are long overdue.  Improving yourself will keep you fresh and allow you to move past peek-a-boo and into a much greater intellectual world.  All it takes is a little effort and an open mind.  Peek-A-Boo, I see you still sitting there…move it!